Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More

This is mostly about sports, and then mostly about baseball. It will favor the New York Yankees, the New Jersey Devils, Rutgers University football, and the London soccer club Arsenal. You got a problem with that? Make your own blog.

Saturday, February 8, 2025

What Is a "Dynasty," In Sports?

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The official 1990-91 record book for the NHL, published at the start of the season, had a special section on "dynasties." They def...

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Thursday, February 6, 2025

Why the Eagles?

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I'm from East Brunswick, New Jersey. The house where I grew up is 48 miles from Yankee Stadium, across the street from the site of the o...

Monday, February 3, 2025

Fay Vincent, 1938-2025

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Baseball has had 10 Commissioners. Four of them -- Albert "Happy" Chandler, Peter Ueberroth, Bart Giamatti and Francis "Fay...

Finals Appearances By Cities, 1903-2025

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Previously, I have included only the big four: The World Series, starting in 1903; the NFL Championship Game, 1932-1965, and the Super Bowl,...

Saturday, February 1, 2025

February 1, 2015: Pete Carroll Calls a Pass

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February 1, 2015, 10 years ago: Super Bowl XLIX is played at University of Phoenix Stadium -- now named State Farm Stadium -- in the Phoeni...

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Friday, January 31, 2025

January 31, 1945: Al Blozis Is Killed In Action

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January 31, 1945, 80 years ago: Al Blozis is killed while fighting with the U.S. Army. He had just turned 26. He was 1 of 14 NFL players to...

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

January 30, 2000: The Greatest Show On Turf

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January 30, 2000, 25 years ago: The franchises I grew up knowing as the Los Angeles Rams and the Houston Oilers play each other in Super Bo...

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Uncle Mike: Central New Jersey, where men are men, and the women also root for the Yankees., United States; Born in North Jersey. Raised in Central Jersey. Yankee Fan and Rutgers fan since 1977. Devils fan since they arrived in 1982. Arsenal fan since 2008. Former Nets fan, now an NBA free agent. No NFL team. Single, interested in changing that status. No children, but uncle to two teenage girl athletes and one in the making. Liberal Democrat and damn proud of it. Hopefully, in sports as well as politics, I can live up to the words of the late John Spencer on "The West Wing": "We are going to raise the level of debate in this country, and let that be our legacy."

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